The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 160



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Episode 160

Prometheus was the only god I had no information about.

Because we’ve never met even once in a past life.

Unlike Heimdall, who was pardoned by Odin in the middle of his activities, I was permanently banned before I could begin my activities in earnest, and disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again.

There remains only a rumor that he was driven out for rebelling against the three gods.

Although his power itself was that of a superior god, he gave up his power and went down because he could not deal with all the gods who followed the three main gods.

That’s why I first opened the Abyss, and it started spreading all kinds of rumors.

It was like that in my past life, and it is like that now.

No matter how hard I searched, I couldn’t find any information about Prometheus.

Even the Library of Knowledge said it did not know what happened to him after he was kicked out.

– Information on beings who have been demoted from God is not collected separately. I will tell you when information comes in.

The spirits of knowledge said so and acted as if the matter was over.

‘You look like a civil servant.’

I sighed at their way of doing things and went looking for information on Prometheus.

I didn’t want his fighting prowess.

Now that he has been permanently banned and lost his divinity, he probably won’t be strong.

However, the symbolism of Prometheus was extremely great.

He gave fire to mankind, which only the gods had enjoyed.

What he gave to humanity was enlightenment and knowledge.

‘I thought you would come looking for me when you heard that I killed Ra.’

Still Prometheus hid in the shadows.

“I’m sorry. No matter how hard I searched, I couldn’t find it. Other guilds wouldn’t give us any information. At least I talked to the Apostles of the Egyptian God.”

“The hostility between the apostles and guild members belonging to the Norse and Greek gods is more severe than expected.”

Neither Jang Man-cheol nor Lee Soo-yeon performed very well.

It was frustrating to be standing still without any particular progress.

To gather my wits about the distracting thoughts that kept coming to me, I came to Aitri’s forge for the first time in a long while.

A blue flame was lit in the forge next to Aitri.

Even though the heat felt like it would burn my body, I tried to shake off the pouring thoughts by silently burning the fire.

But no matter how hard I try to shake it off.

“Phew.”

It didn’t fall off easily.

“Why are you sighing so much, young man?”

Aitri, who had stopped working at the sigh I let out, clicked his tongue and scolded me.

“I’m sorry, Master. My thoughts are complicated.”

“It’s no use when a young man sighs like that.”

His face turned red from the heat of the furnace, and he wiped the sweat from his face as he put down the weapon he had finished forging.

Another masterpiece has been created to present to our guests.

After the death of Hephaestus, many people began to seek out dwarves.

Both the gods and the apostles sought out the dwarves to obtain good equipment.

Thanks to this, Aitri’s blacksmith shop also enjoyed great prosperity.

To begin with, Eitri was the most skilled among the dwarves.

I just put the hammer down for a moment to mourn the loss of my brother.

An environment was created where people could not help but gather, and Eitri received many guests and kept the flames of the forge burning.

He soon became the most popular craftsman in Nidavellir.

“What are you thinking so complicatedly that you even sigh?”

Aitri, who was clicking his tongue, took a step towards me.

There was even warmth in the eyes that seemed to genuinely care about me.

“Master, do you know Prometheus?”

“Prometheus? Why are you looking for that inspirational guy?”

“I have something to do.”

“…Do you need that inspiration to fight another god?”

He nodded.

“What good is a spirit tank that has already lost all its strength?”

“It seems that Master is close to Prometheus.”

“We’re close. He was the first to take care of me, a foreigner with no place to go. Is that all? He was the most generous of the gods and spoke to people from other races. If it hadn’t been for that, he would have been respected by everyone by now.”

“Then, Master, do you know where Prometheus is?”

Aitri sighed, his lips twisted.

“It would be better not to look for it. That old man is no longer alive.”

“What’s going on?”

“What’s going on? It’s true. After losing his divinity, he just stays in seclusion and doesn’t come out. I wonder if he’s the same gentleman from before.”

“Are you saying you’re not going outside?”

“Yeah. It must have been quite a shock. No one would have listened to him.”

Aitri’s face was filled with deep regret as he recalled the past.

“I think I should have helped him too. If only I hadn’t been unable to leave Nidavellir, I would have helped him. After my brother died, I too was on the verge of death.”

“I can help you right now.”

“Are you asking me to tell you something?”

“yes.”

“… … .”

Aitri looked at me closely.

“You’re not trying to kill that old bastard, are you?”

It was a voice full of worry.

“No. There is no reason to do that.”

“I see….”

Aitri’s eyes were still directed at me.

“I know you’ve killed many gods so far.”

“… … .”

“I won’t ask why, but I know you have your own reasons. When I lost Brooke, I wanted to kill Hephaestus.”

“Master.”

“Promise me one thing. No matter what happens, don’t lose your humanity. Remember that the moment you lose your humanity, everything you’ve done so far will be in vain.”

“Understood, Master.”

I bowed my head.

Aitri, who was looking at me like that, smiled weakly.

He took my hand and said,

“I know you didn’t learn dwarf fire from Brook.”

I thought back to my first meeting with Aitri.

He showed him the blue flames of the dwarves in order to seek help from Eitri, his teacher from his previous life.

He lied about learning from Brooke and became his disciple.

Because I couldn’t tell you that I learned it from you in my past life.

“Did you know?”

“Yes. I knew it when you first lit the dwarf fire.”

“how….”

“Brook can’t technically make blue fire like you can. He prefers to just brute force it and light it.”

“… … .”

“What you showed me was my way. That’s how I knew. You didn’t learn it from Brooke.”

I saw Aitri.

There was no hint of anger or betrayal in his eyes at having been deceived.

“But why did you help me?”

“It takes a strong belief to unleash the blue flame of a dwarf. A tenacity that will not be broken no matter what. And there were no bad people among those who wielded the flame. There may have been dwarves who were greedy, but there were no bad people. That is why I trusted you.”

“… … .”

Aitri’s hand, which was holding mine, gained strength.

“I pretended not to know. Because I know that whatever secret you have, it is not shallow. Because I know that the burden of a human who has sworn to kill a god is enormous.”

“Master.”

“The day you asked me to call you master, I decided to accept you as my disciple. Not the disciple that Brooke raised, but the disciple that I raised.”

I gritted my teeth.

Good memories that I had forgotten from my past life began to come back to me again.

Because the time I spent with Aitri was a good memory from my short previous life.

“thank you.”

“I am grateful.”

Aitri, who had been silent for a moment, looked at me and said.

“I will tell you the location of Prometheus.”

“Did you know?”

“I know. But I’m not sure what he thinks of you.”

“I killed Ra, one of the three gods who had driven him out. Of course you wouldn’t think well of it, right?”

“Well, you’ll know when you see it for yourself.”

“There’s something.”

Aitri did not answer that.

“Meet him in person. And try to convince him. That’s all I can do.”

“thank you.”

Aitri handed me a piece of paper.

“This is the letter Prometheus sent me when he was permanently banned and exiled. At the end was the address where he lives.”

The content of the letter was simple.

A short phrase promising no more interference in the affairs of the gods.

The address was written in small letters underneath.

“The address seems somehow familiar.”

It was a similar address to my old house.

It was this close?

Aside from that, I bowed my head towards Aitri, who had given me the address.

“thank you.”

“Come back when you’re done. I need you to light the fire again. My back hurts if I try to do it alone.”

“How about bringing in a new assistant?”

“Raising a new kid at this age? No way.”

I left Aitri’s Forge feeling my heart warm for the first time in a long time.

* * *

“Prometheus was in Korea?”

Jang Man-cheol’s eyes widened when he heard my story.

“Yeah. So I’m going to go look for it right now.”

“Let’s go together. I’ll help you. It might be a trap.”

“No. There’s no need for that. I’m not the kind of person who can set traps, and even if I do, it’s not like I can’t stop them.”

“Are you going alone?”

Lee Soo-yeon also intervened and asked in a worried voice.

“That’s right. If too many people gather, it will feel like a threat.”

“… Okay. If that’s what you think.”

Lee Soo-yeon quickly gave up.

Because I knew that if I persisted, he would never back down.

“We will not go together. It will only increase hostility.”

Hades and Athena said they would not follow.

After the Heimdall incident, there will be widespread distrust of God.

“Okay, I’ll be back. If there’s an attack, please contact me as soon as possible.”

“I get it.”

Having entrusted the temple to everyone, I hurried to Prometheus’ address.

The place I arrived was a small goshi village not far from the house I was staying at.

Prometheus lives in a shabby village that looks like it could collapse at any moment.

It was a shabby space that did not seem like a place where one who had once been a god could reside.

I stepped into the narrow goshiwon.

That was when.

“What is this human with strange powers doing here?”

An old man spoke to me with a voice that seemed to ring in my heart rather than my ears.

An old man with shoulder-length, gray hair and a full beard.

It was Prometheus.